USS Indianapolis (CA-35)
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USS Indianapolis (CA-35) was a U.S. Navy Portland-class heavy cruiser best known for delivering components of the first atomic bomb and subsequently sinking in 1945 with great loss of life.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| USS Indianapolis (CA-35) canonical | 5 |
| USS Indianapolis | 2 |
| USS Indianapolis (in character backstory) | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Portland-class heavy cruiser
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United States Navy warship ⓘ |
| armament |
9 × 8-inch (203 mm) guns
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secondary 5-inch guns ⓘ |
| attacker | Japanese submarine I-58 ⓘ |
| awards | 10 battle stars for World War II service ⓘ |
| beam | approximately 66 feet ⓘ |
| builder | New York Shipbuilding Corporation ⓘ |
| cargo | components of the "Little Boy" atomic bomb ⓘ |
| casualties | approximately 879 ⓘ |
| causeOfLoss | torpedo attack ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1932-11-15 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crewComplementAtSinking | approximately 1,195 ⓘ |
| dateOfSinking | 1945-07-30 ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 1945-07-29 ⓘ |
| destinationOfFinalDelivery |
Tinian
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surface form:
Tinian Island
|
| displacement | approximately 9,800 tons standard ⓘ |
| fate | sunk by Japanese submarine torpedoes ⓘ |
| flagshipFor |
Raymond A. Spruance
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surface form:
Admiral Raymond A. Spruance
|
| foundWreck | 2017-08-19 ⓘ |
| hullNumber | CA-35 ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1929-03-31 ⓘ |
| launched | 1931-11-07 ⓘ |
| length | approximately 610 feet ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | approximately 32 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Indianapolis
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surface form:
Indianapolis, Indiana
|
| notableConsequence |
many crew died from exposure, dehydration, and shark attacks
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one of the worst losses of life in U.S. Navy history from a single ship ⓘ |
| notableEvent | delivered components of the first operational atomic bomb to Tinian ⓘ |
| numberOfTorpedoesHit | 2 ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Iwo Jima
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Battle of Okinawa ⓘ Battle of the Philippine Sea ⓘ |
| placeBuilt |
Camden
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surface form:
Camden, New Jersey
|
| placeOfSinking | Philippine Sea ⓘ |
| propulsion | steam turbines ⓘ |
| role | flagship of the U.S. Fifth Fleet ⓘ |
| shipClass | Portland class ⓘ |
| shipType | heavy cruiser ⓘ |
| survivors | approximately 316 ⓘ |
| timeToSink | approximately 12 minutes ⓘ |
| wreckLocatedBy | expedition funded by Paul Allen ⓘ |
| wreckLocation |
Northwestern Pacific Ocean
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surface form:
North Pacific Ocean, near the Philippine Sea
|
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
USS Indianapolis (in character backstory)
this entity surface form:
USS Indianapolis